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Psalm 87:1

A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A song.

He has founded His city

on the holy mountains.

Psalm 87:1 BSB
  1. a Literally His foundation is on the holy mountains

Psalm 87:1 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 28:16 (13 votes) and Isaiah 56:7 (12 votes). 16 other verses point back to it. It links with 14 other books, from 1 Kings 14 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Psalm 87:1 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 28:1613 votes

    So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

  2. Isaiah 56:712 votes

    I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”

  3. Isaiah 2:2–39 votes

    In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. And many peoples will come and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways so that we may walk in His paths.” For the law will go forth from Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

  4. Ephesians 2:20–229 votes

    built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. …

  5. Matthew 16:188 votes

    And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

  6. Psalm 48:1–27 votes

    A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, His holy mountain. Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

  7. Zechariah 8:37 votes

    This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”

  8. 1 Corinthians 3:10–117 votes

    By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

  9. Psalm 68:166 votes

    Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

  10. 2 Chronicles 3:15 votes

    Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD in Jerusalem on Mount Moriah, where the LORD had appeared to his father David. This was the place that David had prepared on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

  11. Psalm 121:15 votes
  12. 2 Peter 1:185 votes
  13. 1 Peter 2:4–84 votes

Which verses point to Psalm 87:1?

The 10 strongest of 16.